Buskerud

Buskerud
Buskerud fylke
Buskerud within Norway
Buskerud within Norway
Coordinates: 60°30′00″N 09°30′00″E / 60.50000°N 9.50000°E / 60.50000; 9.50000
CountryNorway
RegionØstlandet
County IDNO-33
Administrative centreDrammen
Government
 • GovernorKirsti Kolle Grøndahl
  Arbeiderpartiet
  (1999–2020)
 • County mayorTore Opdal Hansen
  Conservative Party
  (2024–)[1]
Area
 • Total14,908 km2 (5,756 sq mi)
 • Land13,794 km2 (5,326 sq mi)
 • Rank#12 in Norway, 4.53% of Norway's land area
Population
 (30 September 2019)
 • Total284,955 Increase
 • Rank8 (5.29% of country)
 • Density18/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
6.7 %
DemonymBuskerudfolk
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Official language formNeutral
Income (per capita)155,400 NOK
GDP (per capita)227,626 NOK (2001)
GDP national rank7 (3.57% of country)
Websitewww.bfk.no

Buskerud (Urban East Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈbʉ̂skərʉː] ) is a county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest. The county administration was in modern times located in Drammen.[2] Buskerud was merged with Akershus and Østfold into the newly created Viken County on 1 January 2020.[3] On 23 February 2022, the Viken County Council voted in a 49 against 38 decision to submit an application to the Norwegian government for a county demerger.[4] Due to this, Buskerud (except the area forming the defunct municipalities of Røyken and Hurum) was re-established in 2024.

  1. ^ "Fylkesordfører - Buskerud fylkeskommune". Buskerud. August 23, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Geir Thorsnæs. "Buskerud". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Prop. 84 S". Norwegian Government. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Fylkestinget har vedtatt søknad om fylkesdeling". Viken County. Retrieved 23 February 2022.